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Best time to visit Iceland

In Reykjavik: June to August. No month in Reykjavik reaches 18 °C by day, so those are simply the warmest three, at 13–14 °C.

Iceland is not one climate. Each reference city below is answered on its own numbers.

Reykjavik

  1. January: 1 °C by day, -3 °C at night, 131 mm of rain
  2. February: 1 °C by day, -3 °C at night, 130 mm of rain
  3. March: 3 °C by day, -2 °C at night, 120 mm of rain
  4. April: 6 °C by day, 0 °C at night, 111 mm of rain
  5. May: 9 °C by day, 4 °C at night, 97 mm of rain
  6. June: 13 °C by day, 7 °C at night, 83 mm of rain, recommended
  7. July: 14 °C by day, 9 °C at night, 88 mm of rain, recommended
  8. August: 14 °C by day, 9 °C at night, 107 mm of rain, recommended
  9. September: 10 °C by day, 6 °C at night, 140 mm of rain
  10. October: 6 °C by day, 2 °C at night, 128 mm of rain
  11. November: 3 °C by day, 0 °C at night, 116 mm of rain
  12. December: 2 °C by day, -3 °C at night, 131 mm of rain
Warmest
July, 14 °C
Coolest
January, 1 °C
Driest
June, 83 mm
Wettest
September, 140 mm

Akureyri

June to August. No month in Akureyri reaches 18 °C by day, so those are simply the warmest three, at 12–15 °C.

  1. January: 0 °C by day, -5 °C at night, 114 mm of rain
  2. February: 0 °C by day, -5 °C at night, 100 mm of rain
  3. March: 0 °C by day, -4 °C at night, 98 mm of rain
  4. April: 3 °C by day, -2 °C at night, 70 mm of rain
  5. May: 6 °C by day, 2 °C at night, 63 mm of rain
  6. June: 12 °C by day, 6 °C at night, 63 mm of rain, recommended
  7. July: 15 °C by day, 9 °C at night, 77 mm of rain, recommended
  8. August: 14 °C by day, 8 °C at night, 89 mm of rain, recommended
  9. September: 10 °C by day, 5 °C at night, 121 mm of rain
  10. October: 4 °C by day, 0 °C at night, 152 mm of rain
  11. November: 1 °C by day, -4 °C at night, 119 mm of rain
  12. December: 0 °C by day, -5 °C at night, 117 mm of rain
Warmest
July, 15 °C
Coolest
January, 0 °C
Driest
May, 63 mm
Wettest
October, 152 mm

How this is worked out: a month qualifies when its mean daytime high falls between 18 °C and 27 °C. Where more than five qualify, the answer is the driest run of consecutive qualifying months; where none do, it is the driest three months in a row if the year is hot throughout, or the warmest three if it never gets there. The figures are the thirty-year monthly averages charted below, and they are averages, not a forecast — any single year can miss them by a wide margin.

Reykjavik

Long-term averages for Reykjavik: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).

DayNight
-5051015°C0200mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: Day 1 °C, Night -3 °C, Rain 131 mm. February: Day 1 °C, Night -3 °C, Rain 130 mm. March: Day 3 °C, Night -2 °C, Rain 120 mm. April: Day 6 °C, Night 0 °C, Rain 111 mm. May: Day 9 °C, Night 4 °C, Rain 97 mm. June: Day 13 °C, Night 7 °C, Rain 83 mm. July: Day 14 °C, Night 9 °C, Rain 88 mm. August: Day 14 °C, Night 9 °C, Rain 107 mm. September: Day 10 °C, Night 6 °C, Rain 140 mm. October: Day 6 °C, Night 2 °C, Rain 128 mm. November: Day 3 °C, Night 0 °C, Rain 116 mm. December: Day 2 °C, Night -3 °C, Rain 131 mm
Show the monthly table
Reykjavik
MonthDay (°C)Night (°C)Rain (mm)
January1-3131
February1-3130
March3-2120
April60111
May9497
June13783
July14988
August149107
September106140
October62128
November30116
December2-3131

Akureyri

Long-term averages for Akureyri: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).

DayNight
-5051015°C0200mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: Day 0 °C, Night -5 °C, Rain 114 mm. February: Day 0 °C, Night -5 °C, Rain 100 mm. March: Day 0 °C, Night -4 °C, Rain 98 mm. April: Day 3 °C, Night -2 °C, Rain 70 mm. May: Day 6 °C, Night 2 °C, Rain 63 mm. June: Day 12 °C, Night 6 °C, Rain 63 mm. July: Day 15 °C, Night 9 °C, Rain 77 mm. August: Day 14 °C, Night 8 °C, Rain 89 mm. September: Day 10 °C, Night 5 °C, Rain 121 mm. October: Day 4 °C, Night 0 °C, Rain 152 mm. November: Day 1 °C, Night -4 °C, Rain 119 mm. December: Day 0 °C, Night -5 °C, Rain 117 mm
Show the monthly table
Akureyri
MonthDay (°C)Night (°C)Rain (mm)
January0-5114
February0-5100
March0-498
April3-270
May6263
June12663
July15977
August14889
September105121
October40152
November1-4119
December0-5117

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